The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1887-09-03
MODEL BUILDINGS.
The Carroll Street School House and
High School Building Now Ready
for Occupancy.

for Occupancy.
The Carroll street school house, which will
be ready for occupancy when school begins
is considered the best in the city, SO far as
heating and ventilating, so necessary to
school buildings, is concerned.
The ventilating arrangement is very simnle
ana complete. The cold air is admitted
through large galvanized iron tunnel to
boxes OIL the same material, just beneath the
moor In the basement In each of the gal
vanized boxes there is coil of pipe through
which steam passes. thus heating the cold air
before 1t passes into the school rooms above
Inc air thus heated expands In the boxes
ana passes rapidly.upward, and current of
coid AIR Is always setting in to take its place
"A register near the ceiling of each room gives
vent to the impure air which rises in a gall
vanized iron tunnel to the dome Of the build
ing, where all the ventilating pipes meet.
Inc same air Is not twice used in any room
IN the building, and heated current of pure
air is always moving through the room.
The building is heated by steam, furnished
with Water gas and electric BELLS The school
has four recitation rooms on each Of the two
floors, and each room will seat about fifty
pupils, making a total of 400 scholars.
The house is finished in white wosd through
out, with fine birch and maple floors in every
room. Each room of so pupils has dress
ing room connected with it, containing fifty
hooks for the scholars to hang their clothing
upon, and opening from the school room. for
the teachers use, there is a large closet of
four shelves Instead of the ordinary black
board. slate will be used, and everything
has been done to make the building first
class in every particular. The Easements for
the boys and girls are entered from above by
means of flights of hard wood stairs and are
very spacious, convenient and neat.
The four rooms, of each floor, which are
situated in the corners Of the building, open
into large halls which extend across the GEN.
tire of the building. The upper floor is
reached by two broad flights of stairs, and
on this floor are the teachers rooms, one for
the male and one for the female, each fur
nished with fine marble wash basin and
other furniture for the teachers use.
There is an elevated, hard wood platform
In each of the rooms for the teachers desk.
and the building throughout is we'll lighted
1t is handsome house, made of brick and
has three entrances of broad granite stems.
The roof is slated and is surmounted by a
handsome cupola.
The house was finished inside in the most
thorough manner by Mr.. John W. Burrows.
who told the writer that the building will
cost, when done, some $4,000.
Teachers and pupils can do the best work
in such school house, and the CITY has
reason to be proud of so fine building. A
The High School Building mas been put in
thorough repair and its ventilation and heat
ing especially attended to. After 2.3O D. m.
to-day it will be open for the ex-
animation of all interested. The sys-
tenn OF drainage introduced is the
In the city building. A large pipe running
the entire length OF the building is buried in
the cellar and into this the drain pipes from
all points OF the building empty. 1t is SO ar
ranged That pipe leading to the open air
vbg;c cb nay dsPa1 se Of any noxious gases
during every rain storm the whole system of
sewerage Is c0pously flushed by the water
from the roof of the building. An inspec-
ton Of the pines shows that the joints are
Wen ntted and sealed with red lead. The
pipes themselves are of the best quality of
rolled iron, coated outside and inside with a
substance which prevents them from rusting.
!, Inc heating arrangements have also been
thoroughly oyerhauled and made sufficient to
warm the entire building adequately. New
pipes have been run into all the rooms, along
che walls, In such manner that the heat
VIII be evenly distributed The pipes
formerly could not be heated much above
tne degree OF boiling water. but
they, can now be heated to a
much higher point. The system of return
pipes has been made SO perfect that there will
no longer be any trouble in that direction.
by means OF vacuum gauge the janitor will
pc pc able to detect any leak no Never small
Inc teachers can regulate the heat of their
rooms by simply opening or closing one
rooms radiators have been placed under the
noors with gratings over them. The young
people can thus stand over the hot air cur
rents and dry their clothing on a wet
Gay or warm themselves quickly ON cold
Perhaps the most important Improvement
Is the new system of ventilation which has
been introduced into every room in the
building. Formerly there was NO ventilation
al all except by means of open windows and
doors: NOW, however, registers have been
piaced near the top OF each room, through
whish current Of fresh air is constantly
made to flow. This fresh air is partially
heated before it enters the ROOM On the op-
p0Slte side, near the floor, is large opening
leading to pipe running to the roof and out
into the air. Inside this pipe is placed a
small steam radiator which heats the air and
makes current up the pipe. Through this
Is conveyed away from the lower part of the
room the foul air without allowing it to ac- |
cumulate. The system is called the Williams |
system and is one of the most scientific and |
practical ever invented. The entire work on |
.ne neating, drainage and ventilating sys- |
tens has been done by w. FL. Pennell.